Archive for September, 2014

Wiz Khalifa’s trajectory in his rap career has always been about representing where he came from and staying true to who he was to his fans. Often chanting “Taylor Gang” in his songs, the name derives from both the name of his high school and iconic Converse Chuck Taylor. It’s only fitting that the rapper continues his partnership with Converse for their second sneaker collaboration.

“I am very excited about continuing my relationship with Converse and releasing this new sneaker collection,” says Wiz Khalifa in a statement. “We spent a lot of time designing each part of the Converse Chuck Taylor All Star ILL and the end result is exactly what I wanted.” The sneakers arrive in two colors—a dominantly black version and dominantly white version—to remain clean and classic.

Wiz Khalifa made an appearance at the Footaction in New York City last Thursday to launch the shoe, shake hands with fans and continue to strengthen the Taylor allegiance. Check out the video above to see the recap of the party, which had a long line of enthusiastic supporters wanting to meet the man himself.

The Kobe 9 “Premium Collection” features a trio of brand new Kobe 9 Low EM colorways that are easy to hook up to your favorite outfit, workout gear, or even team uniform. The “Premium Collection” features a geometric fade pattern on the upper and solid color blocking on the outsole. Each of the shoe’s speckled midsoles hook back to the dominate color on the release. Each pair in the “Premium Collection” will retail for $ 170 and will be available starting this Friday, September 5th at Foot Locker, House of Hoops by Foot Locker and Footlocker.com. Take a look at the detailed images below for a closer look at each colorway. Check the Launch Locator to see which stores will have these release.

Building on a history of pioneering innovation and craftsmanship, the 29th iteration of the successful Air Jordan franchise is the world’s first basketball shoe to be tailored for flight. Built with premium materials and an innovative construction process, the Air Jordan XX9 features the world’s first performance-woven upper, that provides structure, support, interior comfort and exterior abrasion resistance. It also features the newest iteration of Flight Plate, introduced on the XX8, which maximizes the responsiveness of the Nike Zoom Air units in the forefoot through the use of a Pebax® moderator plate. If you’re interested in copping a pair this weekend please read our release details below.

STORE RELEASE DETAILS
In partnership with mall management, SELECT Foot Locker and House of Hoops by Foot Locker stores will implement a sweepstakes ticket procedure* in order to purchase the Air Jordan XX9 ‘Team Orange’ (on sale 9/6/14 for $ 225). The sweepstakes tickets will be given out on Tuesday, September 2nd. If your ticket number is selected, you will be notified by phone on Wednesday, September 3rd or Thursday, September 4th. These procedures are for SELECT STORES only. To find out which store near you will carry the shoe and if that store will implement the sweepstakes ticket procedure, please visit the Foot Locker Launch Locator.

ONLINE RELEASE DETAILS
This release will be available on Footlocker.com starting at 10:00 a.m. EDT on Saturday, September 6th.

*Our customers are our priority and we encourage everyone to follow the procedure outlined above in an orderly and safe manner. We thank you in advance.

Building on a history of pioneering innovation and craftsmanship, the 29th iteration of the successful Air Jordan franchise is the world’s first basketball shoe to be tailored for flight. Built with premium materials and an innovative construction process, the Air Jordan XX9 features the world’s first performance-woven upper, that provides structure, support, interior comfort and exterior abrasion resistance. It also features the newest iteration of Flight Plate, introduced on the XX8, which maximizes the responsiveness of the Nike Zoom Air units in the forefoot through the use of a Pebax® moderator plate. If you’re interested in copping a pair this weekend please read our release details below.

STORE RELEASE DETAILS
In partnership with mall management, SELECT Foot Locker and House of Hoops by Foot Locker stores will implement a sweepstakes ticket procedure* in order to purchase the Air Jordan XX9 ‘Gym Red’ (on sale 9/6/14 for $ 225). The sweepstakes tickets will be given out on Tuesday, September 2nd. If your ticket number is selected, you will be notified by phone on Wednesday, September 3rd or Thursday, September 4th. These procedures are for SELECT STORES only. To find out which store near you will carry the shoe and if that store will implement the sweepstakes ticket procedure, please visit the Foot Locker Launch Locator.

ONLINE RELEASE DETAILS
This release will be available on Footlocker.com starting at 10:00 a.m. EDT on Saturday, September 6th.

*Our customers are our priority and we encourage everyone to follow the procedure outlined above in an orderly and safe manner. We thank you in advance.

The Nike Free Flyknit Chukka arrives in three different colorways today, and one of the standouts is the Wolf Grey, Photo Blue and Electric Green combination. The shoe is decked out in a lightweight knit upper, while Photo Blue is applied to both the branding and laces while eye-catching Electric Green handles the Dynamic Flywire support and heel pull tab. Feeling a bit of a Seattle Seahawks vibe, and it’s all-around a solid and clean athletic sneaker.